Note: We swapped out the photo accompanying this story because the earlier one -- which included a naked man in a tree -- seemed to be a distraction.

Syracuse, NY -- Remember Konrad's, the rowdy Marshall Street bar also once known as 44's? Or Maggie's Tavern, whose front door was on University Avenue but had a Marshall Street address?

Both of those bars attracted loads of students -- some of them even over 21 -- and were in business in 2003 when the Syracuse basketball team won the national championship. That win led to a raucous night that included fires, trash-can dumping, tree-climbing and dozens of arrests..

Today, Konrad's location at 113 Marshall is a Verizon Wireless store. The brew served in the old Maggie's location now comes from local coffee roaster Cafe Kubal.

Does their absence -- and an overall reduction in the number of bars in the area -- mean less chance of mayhem following the games?

But Conellan also said he expects less trouble because, in part, there are fewer bars.

That's not to say there are no bars. Faegan's, Harry's, Lucy's, Chuck's and DJ's On the Hill are all places that are primarily bars, even if they sometimes serve food. (A number of other places are primarily restaurants that serve alcohol).

Some veteran Marshall Street bar owners say they expect big crowds and raucous celebrations if SU wins, but they agree things in general are a little tamer now than they were ten years ago,

John Shahin, who owns Harry's Bar at the corner of Crouse Avenue and Adams street, agrees the area "was rowdier ten years ago."

"The student base has changed," said Shahin, who has operated Harry's for 23 years. "There are more (international) students, more students who take studying seriously. We used to see the same students in four times a week; now they'll come in maybe once or twice."

If SU wins, though, people from all over town might come up to Marshall Street, Shahin said, "because everybody knows that's where the big party will be."

John Dellas, part of the family that owns both Faegan's Pub and the Varsity pizza shop on Crouse Avenue near Marshall, said the reduction in the number of bars "is something that just happened," not part of a concerted effort to reduce them.

But the State Liquor Authority did its part: It shut down Konrad's in 2004 and Maggie's in 2009, in both case citing numerous violations, particularly for serving alcohol to minors.

"This is a bad news bar," is how liquor authority spokesman Michael Smith described Maggie's at the time.

John Dellas said the Marshall Street area can benefit from a proper mix of bars, restaurants and other businesses, but only if the owners are responsible.

"I'm pro-business, and the way you keep things from getting out of hand is to pay attention, and do things the right way," Dellas said.

That's what Dellas and Shahin say they will do this weekend.

"We do a a lot of things to control who we let in the door -- not letting people in who are already intoxicated is a big thing," Dellas said. "You just have more eyes out there, paying attentiion to what's going on."

Once the games end, however, anything can happen in the street.

"It's going to be a big celebration if they win, no doubt about it," Shahin said.

What do you think? Will the Final Four celebration be a little tamer this year than 10 years ago? Leave your comment below.